M (C)
Student Learning Teams: Reflecting Together
Watch John Hunter's TED Talk
Discuss why students are involved and committed to the World Peace Game
Review my initial goals for the Student Learning Teams: Student empowerment in learning, student engagement, student commitment in learning
Share: Alan November's Digital Learning Farms,
Educause:
net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli3013.pdf
Appeteaser: What recommendations would you make for improving student learning teams?
Why we are in this together...
What worked, and what didn't?
What should we do differently?
Prepare for essay test on Number the Stars. See brainstorming from class below.
Use graphic organizer provided to plan your essay. You may bring the organizer and your vocabulary worksheets to class as aids to help you write your essay.
Th (F) Refining plans for Student Learning Teams
Note: NTS vocabulary test moved to Tuesday of next week
F(A)
You will need your composition notebook and your Independent Reading Review. Note: If your composition notebook has not been reviewed in the past three weeks, you must leave it in the classroom when you leave so it can be reviewed over the weekend. All students whose notebooks are missing will be penalized (class participation) and receive "no homework" slips each day until they are turned in.
Revising reviews
Appeteaser: Write in your composition notebook: What do you need to do to revise and improve your Independent Reading Review for publication? (Think beyond editing and proofreading.)
English Workshop, pp 7-11 (Evaluating and Revising)
Appeteaser: Practice for Number the Stars vocabulary test:
"But Annemarie heard Mama and Papa talk, sometimes at night, about the news they received that way [ie., in the illegal newspaper]: news of sabotage against the Nazis, bombs hidden and exploded in the factories that produced war materials, and industrial rail lines damaged so that the good couldn't be transported" (8).
Using your understanding of the denotation and connotation, explain the meaning of the underlined word as it is being used in the context of the sentence given.
HW: Begin reviewing for NTS vocabulary test; bring a digital version of your independent reading review to class on Monday (note: if saved on Google docs, you can access from class).
Week 12 (November 5-9)
M (B) Revising Independent Reading Reviews for Publication
HW: Study for NTS vocabulary test
T (C) Number the Stars vocabulary test
HW: Be sure to revise your Independent Reading Review to improve it for publication. You will only have time to work on final proofreading in class tomorrow.
W (D) Final proofreading; Revised Independent Reading Reviews 1. Appeteaser: Review revising strategies -- add, cut, replace, rearrange, keep. State one change you still need to make to your review in each category in order to improve it for publication. (Return copies of Number the Stars. Penalties and charges apply after Friday.)
2. Work on completing revisions. Finish revising for homework. Your review should be ready to submit for publication.
Reminder: Parent permissions for blogging need to be in before Monday. You will be setting up blogs at that time.
Th (E) Final proofreading of reviews for publication.
Discuss English Workshop, pp. 10-11; do exercise 9 in class
Print reviews and save to "P" drive folder.
My Computer => "P" Drive => Students => MS => Student Work => 6th Grade => Language Arts =>
Review 1
F (F) Blogging Rules and Expectations Appeteaser: Why do we need an "online code of conduct"? What should be included in this code? What should be the consequences for breaking the rules of appropriate behavior we should have for online discussions and interactions?
Discuss appropriate behavior for online discussions and interactions.
Create and sign "online rules of conduct."
Week 11 (October 29-Nov. 2)
M (C)
Student Learning Teams: Reflecting Together
Watch John Hunter's TED Talk
Discuss why students are involved and committed to the World Peace Game
Review my initial goals for the Student Learning Teams: Student empowerment in learning, student engagement, student commitment in learning
Share: Alan November's Digital Learning Farms,
Educause:
net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli3013.pdf
Appeteaser: What recommendations would you make for improving student learning teams?
Why we are in this together...
What worked, and what didn't?
What should we do differently?
Prepare for essay test on Number the Stars. See brainstorming from class below.
Use graphic organizer provided to plan your essay. You may bring the organizer and your vocabulary worksheets to class as aids to help you write your essay.
Graphic Organizer:
Review how to write introductions and conclusions in your English Workshop book on
pp. 23-26.
T (D) Number the Stars In-class Essay Test
W (E) Halloween! Special spooky literary treat!
HW: Study vocabulary for test
Th (F) Refining plans for Student Learning Teams
Note: NTS vocabulary test moved to Tuesday of next week
F(A)
You will need your composition notebook and your Independent Reading Review.
Note: If your composition notebook has not been reviewed in the past three weeks, you must leave it in the classroom when you leave so it can be reviewed over the weekend. All students whose notebooks are missing will be penalized (class participation) and receive "no homework" slips each day until they are turned in.
Revising reviews
Appeteaser: Write in your composition notebook: What do you need to do to revise and improve your Independent Reading Review for publication? (Think beyond editing and proofreading.)
English Workshop, pp 7-11 (Evaluating and Revising)
Appeteaser: Practice for Number the Stars vocabulary test:
"But Annemarie heard Mama and Papa talk, sometimes at night, about the news they received that way [ie., in the illegal newspaper]: news of sabotage against the Nazis, bombs hidden and exploded in the factories that produced war materials, and industrial rail lines damaged so that the good couldn't be transported" (8).
Using your understanding of the denotation and connotation, explain the meaning of the underlined word as it is being used in the context of the sentence given.
HW: Begin reviewing for NTS vocabulary test; bring a digital version of your independent reading review to class on Monday (note: if saved on Google docs, you can access from class).
Week 12 (November 5-9)
M (B) Revising Independent Reading Reviews for Publication
HW: Study for NTS vocabulary test
T (C) Number the Stars vocabulary test
HW: Be sure to revise your Independent Reading Review to improve it for publication. You will only have time to work on final proofreading in class tomorrow.
W (D) Final proofreading; Revised Independent Reading Reviews
1. Appeteaser: Review revising strategies -- add, cut, replace, rearrange, keep. State one change you still need to make to your review in each category in order to improve it for publication. (Return copies of Number the Stars. Penalties and charges apply after Friday.)
2. Work on completing revisions. Finish revising for homework. Your review should be ready to submit for publication.
Reminder: Parent permissions for blogging need to be in before Monday. You will be setting up blogs at that time.
Th (E) Final proofreading of reviews for publication.
Discuss English Workshop, pp. 10-11; do exercise 9 in class
Print reviews and save to "P" drive folder.
My Computer => "P" Drive => Students => MS => Student Work => 6th Grade => Language Arts =>
Review 1
F (F) Blogging Rules and Expectations
Appeteaser: Why do we need an "online code of conduct"? What should be included in this code? What should be the consequences for breaking the rules of appropriate behavior we should have for online discussions and interactions?
Discuss appropriate behavior for online discussions and interactions.
Create and sign "online rules of conduct."